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The Most Influential Female Voices

6. Germaine Greer: It’s impossible to talk about Germaine Greer, patron saint of modern feminism, without acknowledging her unnecessary and disappointing comments about the size of our Prime Minister’s derriere. Yet Greer remains outspoken, fearless and often unpopular in her fight for feminism. As the keynote speaker at the F Word feminism forum this year she urged women to be more “difficult”, to not settle for the status quo. Finding a more concise solution to the uphill battle that modern women still face is really quite tricky.